Artists-in-Residence Program at MEMY

The residency runs June 15 – September 18th, 2026. Exact time commitments are negotiable and will vary by artist and medium. The major theme for this year’s Artists-in-Residence program is: “The Civil Rights Table”. Medgar, Myrlie, and their friends and colleagues lived their lives and planned so much of the movement around the dinner table, at friendly restaurants, in church basements, and exciting juke joints. Under that major theme, we challenge artists to also align their work to these subthemes: Interactive Gathering Spaces, Technology as Interpretation, Community Voices at the Table. The park does not have housing or studio space. However, park staff can work with park partners to acquire artist workspace if needed. Art should be accessible to all people. It is the artist’s role to act as a catalyst for both inspiration and radical inclusion.